English 4 Summer 2015 Assignments Mrs. Rinard Get Ready for English 4! What should you expect? Welcome to English 4! I’m really excited about working with you this year, and these summer assignments will help us get started. In English 4, we will focus on research, argumentation and analysis. You will read a wide variety of informational texts as well as drama, poetry and fiction. The central goal of the class is to prepare you Assignments  1. Write me a letter (see box on left). 2. Read What is the What by Dave Eggers with the skills and mindset necessary for success with any reading and writing task that you may encounter and to equip you with the strategies you need to become lifelong learners who can use language arts (reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing) to accomplish tasks and seek out your own answers to life’s questions. Letter Assignment: You are to write a letter to me. It must:       be neatly hand-written on stationery or some other nonnotebook paper; be in correct letter format (go to http://www.emilypost.com/communication-andtechnology/notes-and-letters/854-writing-personal-letters for help with the format) tell me four or five specific things about yourself (hobbies, how you’re spending your summer, what your future goals are, what sports or organizations you’re involved in, etc.); since I’m new to BDCHS this year, tell me the ONE thing you think I need to know about our school and why this piece of information is crucial. be postmarked by July 31, 2015; be addressed to: Mrs. Andrea Rinard Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School 10948 N. Central Avenue Tampa, FL 33612 3. Write an essay in which you explore the meaning of the title. What is Achak’s “what”? What does this “what” mean to him, and how does he discover it? You will need to refer to a few events from his story as evidence for your claim, but this is not to be a summary. It must be typed and MLA-formatted and between 500750 words. 4. You will have a reading test on the text and your essay is due on the second day that class meets. 5. You may email me at [email protected] with any questions or just to say hello.